Fheroes2 Vita

fheroes2 Vita
General
Author	Northfear, fheroes2 Team
Type	Strategy
Version	1.0.5
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2023/06/14
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This is a PS Vita port of the fheroes2, Free Heroes of Might and Magic II, a recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine. Additionally, Fheroes2 can be obtained on the Switch platform.

This open source multiplatform project, written from scratch, is designed to reproduce the original game with significant improvements in gameplay, graphics and logic (including support for high-resolution graphics, improved AI, numerous fixes and user interface improvements), breathing new life into one of the most addictive turn-based strategy games.

You can find a complete list of all of changes and enhancements in its own wiki page.

Note: fheroes2 requires data files from the original Heroes of Might and Magic II.

Installation

Requirements:

• fd_fix.skprx OR repatch_ex.skprx
• Game Data Files: PC

Install fheroes2.vpk to your Vita.

Copy HEROES2.AGG and HEROES2X.AGG (if you own Price of Loyalty expansion) from the original games DATA folder into ux0:data/fheroes2/data.

Copy everything from MAPS folder into ux0:data/fheroes2/maps.

Music files in OGG format (from GoG release of the game) should be placed into the ux0:data/fheroes2/music/ folder.

fheroes2 supports ingame cinematics. To play into and/or other videos, make sure that all of *.SMK files are placed inside ux0:data/fheroes2/heroes2/anim/ folder.

User guide

About Heroes of Might and Magic II

Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing and published in 1996 by the 3DO Company. The game is the second installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series and is typically credited as the breakout game for the series. Heroes II was voted the sixth-best PC game of all time by PC Gamer in May 1997.

An expansion pack, The Price of Loyalty, was released in 1997. Later, 3DO bundled Heroes II and its expansion pack in one box, released as Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold in 1998.

Vita specific options

Pointer movement speed can be changed with "gamepad_pointer_speed" parameter in ux0:data/fheroes2/fheroes2.cfg.

Use "fullscreen = on" option to scale game area to native Vita resolution or "fullscreen = off" to keep the game area at the center of the screen.

Native resolution is supported (set "videomode = 960x544" option in config file or just click on the left door in main menu and select resolution manually).

Controls

Left Analog - Pointer movement

Right Analog - Map scrolling

Cross - Left mouse button

Circle - Right mouse button

Square - End turn

Triangle - Open spellbook

L1 - Next hero

R1 - Next castle

Select - System menu

Start - Enter

D-Pad Down - Re-visit the field that hero stands on

Text input:

D-Pad Left - Remove character

D-Pad Right - Add new character

D-Pad Down/Up - Next/Previous character (alphabetically)

R1, L1 - Switch current character between uppercase/lowercase

Screenshots

Changelog

version 1.0.5 2023/06/14

• Speed up rendering during battles and reduce resource usage while playing sounds
• Fix the logic and passabilities with some objects on the Adventure Map
• Add text input blinking and polish dozen of UI elements
• Fix many issues with AI logic on the Adventure Map and improve their castle defensive strategy
• Over 30 bugs are fixed since 1.0.4 release

version 1.0.4 2023/05/13

• Add widescreen resolutions support and update scaled resolution support
• Add Polish and Russian languages support for Virtual Keyboard
• Add missing post-victory map ratings
• Improve AI logic towards collection of needed resources for kingdom and interaction with several Adventure map objects
• Fix multiple logical and rendering issues during battles
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 1.0.3 release

version 1.0.3 - 2023/04/11

• Improve AI behavior on Adventure Map: better fog discovery and object prioritization
• Fix multiple rendering issues and improve overall rendering on Adventure Map
• Fix various issues in logic during battles such as Mirror Image or Teleport spell usage
• Add a button to open Virtual Keyboard for dialogs which require text input
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 1.0.2 release

version 1.0.2 - 2023/03/12

• Add virtual keyboard support for touch devices
• Add new option icons and missing part of Captain's Quarter in Sorceress Town
• Fix multiple issues with sounds on objects on Adventure Map
• Improve Adventure Map rendering speed
• Fix many issues with spells and pathfinding during battles
• Update AI heroes task logic and make AI heroes use Town Portal spell
• Over 60 bugs are fixed since 1.0.1 release

version 1.0.1 - 2023/02/08

• Fix many monster and spell animations in battle, even those present the original game
• Add "fh2 Toolset" for Android devices to help to setup the game and also to manage save files
• Speed up rendering in multiple places within the game
• Update multiple translations and fully rework Russian font for buttons
• Add scaled resolution support
• Complete initial work for the future Editor
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 1.0.0 release

version 1.0.0 2022/12/21

• Fix multiple issues with rendering on Windows and rendering speed on Adventure Map.
• Make Android version fully playable with all basic features present.
• Fix monster, Luck and catapult animations in battle.
• Add Scout AI role and fix multiple issues with AI behavior on Adventure Map.
• Expand the amount of translated buttons and update translations.
• Over 50 bugs are fixed since 0.9.21 release.

version 0.9.21 2022/11/12

• Improve AI logic for army distribution and object's priority evaluation.
• Add initial support of Android devices.
• Generate proper UI elements which support translations.
• Add Dutch, Hungarian, Czech languages and update multiple existing translations.
• Fix multiple issues with logic: missed alliance conditions for campaigns, handicap income formula and etc.
• Add UI options to switch between fullscreen and windowed modes and enabling V-sync for monitors.
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 0.9.20 release.

version 0.9.20 2022/10/10

• AI logic was greatly improved, including fixes for incorrect behavior and related game's logic to population growth.
• Expanded the list of translation with Turkish, Dutch and Romanian translations together with updating existing languages.
• Added new button's font to support new as well as add translation for existing buttons in the game.
• Add new proper icons for Petrification spell.
• Add Handicap mode not only for multiplayer games but for single-player as well.
• Over 30 bugs are fixed since 0.9.19 release.

version 0.9.19 2022/09/11

• Polish rendering of objects on Adventure Map.
• Introduce instant finishing of battles and enhanced army exchange mechanics.
• Improve AI to avoid endlessly wandering on one place, correct start resources for them and artifact evaluation.
• Add Campaign difficulty.
• Over 30 bugs are fixed since 0.9.18 release.

version 0.9.18 2022/08/10

• Fix many issues related to music MIDI playback on Windows.
• MIDI playback on all devices will sound the same since the engine uses custom sound font (Windows OS only).
• Rework of Adventure Map rendering to fix many issues with heroes, boats and objects on the Map, their order of rendering and conditions.
• Fix logical issues related to number of monsters in objects and their distribution in battles.
• Over 50 bugs are fixed since 0.9.17 release.

version 0.9.17 2022/07/11

• Further audio improvements: add a sound for Freeman's Foundry, fix delays in MIDI music, fix many issues and crashes related to audio.
• Expand initial Evil Interface to another in-game dialogs and elements.
• Add huge AI improvements: add Courier role for heroes, AI defend castles more aggressively and hires heroes efficiently.
• Add ability to change hotkeys within the game.
• Improve Polish, Ukrainian, French and Norwegian translations.
• Fix several places related to logic on Adventure Map.
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 0.9.16 release.

Full list of changes can be found here.

External links

• Official Website - https://ihhub.github.io/fheroes2/
• Readme - https://ihhub.github.io/fheroes2/README_PSV.html
• Github - https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2
• Github - https://github.com/Northfear/fheroes2-vita
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/354